in his column this week, media critic Jason Salzman gave props to Rocky Mountain News editors for changing their tune on marijuana reform in Denver. 

You have to respect a newspaper that will change its editorial position as an issue evolves.

That's what the Rocky did last week when it argued that Denver should make adult possession of less than an ounce of marijuana its lowest law-enforcement priority, siding with citizens who've voted twice in favor of this...

...A newspaper should go the extra mile to change its editorial position if it realizes it's been wrong in the past or something's changed. 

Here's the entire section of the column:

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Switcheroo. You have to respect a newspaper that will change its editorial position as an issue evolves.

That's what the Rocky did last week when it argued that Denver should make adult possession of less than an ounce of marijuana its lowest law-enforcement priority, siding with citizens who've voted twice in favor of this.

In its May 30 editorial, the Rocky itself pointed out that after the pot measure passed in 2005, "we even said it would be wrong for police to stop enforcing the state law against marijuana possession."

A newspaper should go the extra mile to change its editorial position if it realizes it's been wrong in the past or something's changed. The editorial board should listen, not just act like it's listening.

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